FPC Home FPC Home About Us Thematic Programming Co-Ops Briefings Reporting Tours Credentials & Visas Contact Us 2017-2021 Archive HomeBureaus & Offices > Bureau of Global Public Affairs ...Foreign Press Centers hide Foreign Press Centers Pre-2021 Archive Our Mission The Foreign Press Centers support the Department's mission by deepening global understanding of U.S. policy, society, culture, and values through engagement with foreign media. The United States Department of State has Foreign Press Centers in Washington, D.C. and in New York, New York. We promote the depth, accuracy, and balance of foreign reporting from the U.S. by providing direct access to authoritative American information sources. Follow Us: Facebook Twitter Flickr YouTube The Latest December 6, 2023 Update on Hostage Situation and Humanitarian Aid in Gaza THE WASHINGTON FOREIGN PRESS CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C. MODERATOR: Welcome to the Foreign Press Center. My name is Miranda Patterson, one of the media relations officers here at the FPC. Thank you for joining us. The purpose of today’s briefing is to provide an update on the hostage situation and humanitarian aid in Gaza. As a […] November 30, 2023 Road to COP 28: U.S. Energy Policy with Deputy Secretary David Turk November 29, 2023 Naval Station Norfolk and NATO’s Home in North America November 28, 2023 2023 Update on U.S. Visa Processing Worldwide See All Key Offerings Media Co-Ops Briefings Reporting Tours Credentialing Media Co-Ops Media Co-Ops provide a small team of broadcasters – typically a reporter and a cameraperson – an opportunity to report on the United States from the United States. Developed through their local U.S. embassies on topics of mutual interest, these co-ops enable broadcasters to travel throughout the country to interview the policymakers, activists, professionals and everyday citizens that will help them tell our story through their lens. Learn More Media Co-Ops Briefings Every year, the Foreign Press Centers host dozens of experts from the private, public, and academic sector for on-the-record briefings on a variety of relevant topics. Read transcripts, watch videos and see photos from past briefings at the Foreign Press Centers. Learn More Briefings Reporting Tours The FPCs work to promote accuracy, objectivity, and balance in foreign media coverage of issues of strategic importance to the United States. We engage directly with foreign media to advance U.S. foreign policy priorities by providing them with direct access to authoritative sources of information. Learn More Reporting Tours Credentialing The Foreign Press Centers (FPC) issue its own press credential that is recognized by various organizations in the area and allows access to FPC facilities and services in Washington, DC and New York, NY. The FPC credential is typically valid for three years and renewable at the end of that period for members of the media on continuing assignment in the United States. Learn More Credentialing
